How to help prevent distracted driving

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The Department of Motor Vehicles says there are several forms of distracted driving:

Manual distractions- Anything taking your hands off the wheel or feet off the pedals

Cognitive distractions- Anything taking your mind off of driving

Visual distractions- Anything taking your eyes off the road

There are several things you can do to prevent some of these distractions:

Finish all personal grooming before getting into the car

Eat or drink before long drives or stop to eat snacks

Make sure all passengers and animals are secured before starting the car

Make all adjustments to mirrors, GPS or music before driving

There is also technology that can help prevent distracting driving, especially via texting and driving. The Dept. of Motor Vehicles has a handy list of apps that drivers can download to help fight distracted driving. According to the DMV, reading one text message keeps eyes off the road for an average of five seconds.

When choosing a distractive driving app, there are a few things to consider:

Is the app compatible with your phone

Does it have the ability to block messages and phone calls

Can it track the miles you have driven safely

Will it provide notifications to parents

Does it offer rewards for driving safely and distraction-free?

The DMV reviewed four apps to help prevent distracted driving, and each one offers different options.

Police believe the 16-year-old suspect is the slain woman's brother and that he had been living with his sister and her husband, a Savannah police officer, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley told a news conference.

Police believe the 16-year-old suspect is the slain woman's brother and that he had been living with his sister and her husband, a Savannah police officer, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley told a news conference.

(John Wilson/KSL-TV/Deseret News via AP). This frame from video shows the scene of a small plane that crashed into a house in Payson, Utah, on Monday, Aug 13, 2018. Authorities said the pilot was killed in the crash.

His wife and a child who were in the home survived despite the front part the two-story house being engulfed in flames.